e.ved me.lekh is the proper name of the Ethiopian who intervenes for Jeremiah and later receives a message concerning the city.

The attested form is a proper name identifying the Ethiopian who hears of Jeremiah’s confinement, addresses the king, carries out the rescue, and later receives a message concerning the city.

1. Proper name in Jeremiah’s rescue narrative · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Jeremiah 38:7 the APB renders “Ebed-melech the Ethiopian” as hearing that Jeremiah had been put into the pit; in Jeremiah 38:8 he goes out from the king’s house to speak to the king, and in Jeremiah 38:10 the king commands him to bring Jeremiah up before he dies. In Jeremiah 38:11 and Jeremiah 38:12, the APB presents him taking men and old clothing to the pit and instructing Jeremiah how to place the cloth beneath the ropes; Jeremiah 39:16 addresses him with a message about the city.

   Jeremiah 38:7Jeremiah 38:8Jeremiah 38:10Jeremiah 38:11Jeremiah 38:12Jeremiah 39:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the proper name as “Ebed-melech,” often with “the Ethiopian.” This identifies its presentation in the verses rather than isolating a separate English rendering for the Hebrew form.